to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
dense (vegetation); thick; prominent; popular; gloomy (mood)
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
evening; dusk; evening scene; evening landscape; light of the setting sun
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down